Also called: Bed Rest Study Subject, Analog Mission Crew
Gets paid to live in a habitat simulator or lie tilted in bed for weeks so scientists can study what spaceflight does to bodies.
You might spend 60 days lying with your head tilted slightly down, eating, showering, and working all while lying flat, while scientists take measurements. Or you live in a sealed Mars habitat in Houston for a year.
Short-term studies pay roughly $10k-$20k; NASA's year-long CHAPEA Mars missions pay more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. Healthy adult; screening for health and temperament; analog crews often need a STEM degree.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing slowly. Occasional study openings.
Low risk for 10 years. AI cannot be the human body being studied, but this is short-term paid study work, not a career.
Classes: Biology, Health, Physical education, Psychology.
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